diff --git a/.ci/scripts/get_compatible_scipy_version.py b/.ci/scripts/get_compatible_scipy_version.py
index 7e05cfafa3..2040eeafc0 100644
--- a/.ci/scripts/get_compatible_scipy_version.py
+++ b/.ci/scripts/get_compatible_scipy_version.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     print('scipy==1.7.*')
 elif sklearn_check_version('0.24'):
     # scipy 1.6 is compatible with pandas versions lower than 1.4
-    print('scipy==1.6.* pandas==1.3')
+    print('scipy==1.6.* pandas==1.3.*')
 else:
     print('Scipy version defaults to not specified '
           'for this outdated sklearn/python version.', file=stderr)